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• Series Of Deep Mudslides Force Evacuations In San Miguel County

  20-07-2016 23:55
  
  PLACERVILLE, Colo. (CBS4) – Drivers were being evacuated in San Miguel County due to a series of mudslides.
  According to the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office, 10 to 12 mudslides occurred along Highway 145 between mile markers 76 to 84.
  The slides were reported to be approximately 5 feet deep.
  10-12 mudslides up to 5ft deep Hwy 145 mm76-84 Sawpit to Placerville. Deputies evacuating area. More potential rain in next hr. #mudslide
  — San Miguel Sheriff (@SheriffAlert) July 20, 20
  
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• Zika Virus Might Have Been Transmitted By Mosquito For 1st Time In U.S.

  20-07-2016 23:24
  
  By Suzanne McCarroll
  DENVER (CBS4) – Health officials in Florida are looking into whether, for the first time in the U.S., the Zika virus has been transmitted by a mosquito.
  Health officials theorize that what could have happened is that a person returning to the U.S. with the Zika virus was bitten by an uninfected mosquito which then went on to spread the illness to others.
  Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University Medical Center says it’s a possibility.“We anticipated th
  
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• Stuff for students and the Broncos

  20-07-2016 23:12
  
  Our Denver Broncos are partnering up with 9News on the Stuff for Students School Supply Drive.  At all pre-season practices at their practice facility, Volunteers of America will collect donations from 9:30am - 11am.        
  
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• Hottest Days Of Year Arrive Despite Longest Days Last Month

  20-07-2016 22:34
  
  By Chris SpearsDENVER (CBS4) – Have you ever wondered why the longest days of the year occur in late June but the hottest days don’t arrive until several weeks later?
  This phenomenon is called the seasonal temperature lag and believe it or not the oceans play a big role in why it happens.
  A view of the Atlantic Ocean as seen from Ocean City, New Jersey. (credit: Thinkstock.com)
  Unlike landmasses, water has the ability to store an incredible amount of energy from the sun.
  This is beca
  
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• Southwest Airlines Experiences Delays Due To Computer Systems Issue

  20-07-2016 22:23
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Officials with Southwest Airlines say they are having issues with their computer systems, and it is causing some delays in Denver.
  The airline announced in a series of tweets and on their website early Wednesday afternoon that they are “investigating current issues with our systems.”
  If you are seeing this image on the site you are in our waiting room. Don't refresh; we are working hard on a fix. pic.twitter.com/B1IDrDR2aC
  — Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestA
  
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• Man Killed By Lightning Strike At Golf Course In Arvada

  20-07-2016 22:11
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – A man was killed after getting struck by lightning on a golf course Tuesday evening.
  According to Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Daniel H. Pruett, the victim has been identified as a 23-year-old.
  The man was struck by lightning at the Indian Tree Golf Course in Arvada sometime after 6 p.m.
  Golfers told CBS4 the storm moved in quickly but many were hoping to wait out the storm. But once the lightning started everyone went straight back to the clubhouse.
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• Man Accused Of Shooting Wife Who Tried To Keep Him From Driving Drunk

  20-07-2016 21:36
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man accused of shooting his wife during an argument has been formally charged.
  According to Lynn Kimbrough with the district attorney’s office, Eric D. Smith, 38, has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and second-degree assault.
  Eric D. Smith (credit: Denver District Attorney’s Office)
  The alleged incident occurred last weekend near Lowry Boulevard and Quebec Street.
  “Smith and the victim were arguing in their car ove
  
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• Colorado continues to divide RNC on Day 2 as Trump supporters give delegates the hard sell

  20-07-2016 21:27
  
  CLEVELAND — Nobody puts Colorado in the corner. Except Donald Trump.
  The delegation’s final rabble-rouser moment against the Republican nominee came Tuesday as the delegation cast its lot for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, despite a polling of the 37 members to see if any would move to Trump. One did. But still the state received boos on the convention floor — and Trump’s cold shoulder. Catch up on the action here.
  And in a you-can’t-make-this-up development, Colorado ma
  
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• Fugitive Wanted For Escape, Probation Violation Back In Custody

  20-07-2016 21:21
  
  GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A man who walked away from a work release program in Jefferson County in early July in back in custody.
  Joseph Rivera had been sentenced to a program for sexual exploitation of a child.
  Joseph Rivera (credit: Jefferson County)
  According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Rivera was taken back into custody last Thursday.
  No details about how Rivera was found have been released.
  
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• Panera sues former executive, Papa John’s over trade secrets

  20-07-2016 21:20
  
  ST. LOUIS — The restaurant chain Panera alleges in a lawsuit that a former executive who left to go to work for pizza chain Papa John’s took trade secrets with him.
  The lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis names both former Panera executive Michael Nettles and Louisville, Kentucky-based Papa John’s International.
  The lawsuit says Nettles worked for four years as a vice president in Panera’s information technology department, with access to highly se
  
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• Ian Baker-Finch On RBC Canadian Open: ‘It Means A Little More’

  20-07-2016 21:13
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  This week is the renewal of L’Omnium Canadien, the French term for the tournament otherwise known as the Canadian Open. Now sponsored by RBC, the Canadian Open is the third oldest continuously running event on the PGA Tour. Only the Open Championship and the U.S. Open are older.
  The first Canadian Open was held in 1904, but it’s 1954 that matters to most Canadian golf fans. That was the year Pat Fletcher triumphed, the last Canadian-born player to win the championsh
  
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• Man Connected To Missing Littleton Woman In Court On Unrelated Charges

  20-07-2016 21:11
  
  LITTLETON, Colo. (CBS4) – A man connected to a woman who disappeared in Littleton appeared in court on another case on Wednesday.
  Jeffrey Beier was dating Charlene Voight when she disappeared. He faces charges in a sexual assault case unrelated to her.
  Jeffrey Beier (credit: Littleton Police Department)
  Wednesday morning a judge set a preliminary hearing for September to determine if Beier should stand trial on the unrelated case.
  Voight, 36, has not been seen or heard from in weeks. She m
  
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• Hash oil explosion damages Loveland home

  20-07-2016 21:03
  
  Neil FrazziniLoveland Police DepartmentLOVELAND — A house on Lily Drive was heavily damaged Tuesday night after a man caused an explosion while allegedly attempting to extract hash oil.
  According to a release from Loveland Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jeff Pyle, officers and Loveland Fire Rescue Authority crews arrived at 1947 Lily Drive around 7:30 p.m. and found the explosion had not sparked a fire. No one was hurt and no other houses were damaged, the release stated.
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• How millennial nostalgia fueled the success of Pokemon Go

  20-07-2016 20:40
  
  PORTLAND, Maine — The children who once dreamed of capturing real-life Pokemon starting in the 1990s are now the nostalgic millennials helping fuel the worldwide success of “Pokemon Go.”
  Take Bailey Richardson. Now 26, her grandest dream was once to set out in the world and capture and train the big-eyed, shrieking creatures known as Pokemon, numbering 151 in all.
  On a recent night, she was outside playing “Pokemon Go” when someone shouted that they had found Aeroda
  
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• CDC probing possible first Zika case from U.S. mosquito bite

  20-07-2016 20:35
  
  MIAMI — Health officials in Florida are investigating what could be the first Zika infection from a mosquito bite in the continental United States, involving a resident of the Miami area.
  Lab tests confirmed the Zika infection, according to statements from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Florida’s Department of Health.
  Health officials said the person has no apparent links to recent travel outside the country. They did not immediately respond Wednesday to ques
  
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• 3 men accused of stealing $100K worth of Tahoe ski passes

  20-07-2016 20:33
  
  MINDEN, Nev.  — Three suspects have been arrested on charges accusing them of stealing more than 1,000 ski pass vouchers from a Lake Tahoe resort with a total value exceeding $100,000.
  Douglas County sheriff’s deputies arrested the three men last week — 21-year-old Tim Jacobsen of Minden, 20-year-old Mark Graham of Gardnerville and 25-year-old Angelo Bozin of South Lake Tahoe, California.
  Sheriff’s Sgt. Bernadette Smith said Tuesday the 1,100 Heavenly ski resort pass
  
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• Challenge To Gender Selection On US Passports Heads To Court

  20-07-2016 20:31
  
  DENVER (AP) – A federal judge in Denver is considering whether the U.S. government should require people to pick a gender to get a passport.
  The issue emerged through a lawsuit filed by a Colorado resident who was denied a passport for refusing to check “male” or “female” on the application. A judge is set to hear arguments Wednesday.
  Dana Zzyym talks with CBS4’s Jennifer Brice (credit: CBS)
  Lambda Legal sued last year on behalf of Dana Zzyym of Fort Collins,
  
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• Residents, Pets Escape House Fire In Falcon

  20-07-2016 20:23
  
  FALCON, Colo. (CBS4) – Residents of a home in Falcon have been displaced after a house fire in Falcon Wednesday morning.
  (credit: Falcon Fire Department)
  Firefighters with the Falcon Fire Department, Cimarron Hills, Colorado Springs and Peterson Air Force Base battled the blaze which has been put out.
  Fire knocked down #TeepostDrive. pic.twitter.com/cesIq7KBlr
  — Falcon Fire Dept. (@FalconFireDept) July 20, 2016Four people and some pets were able to escape the fire without being injur
  
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• First Lady’s ‘Carpool Karaoke’ Video Airing Tonight

  20-07-2016 20:20
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Obama’s “Carpool Karaoke” joyride with James Corden will air Wednesday on the late-night host’s CBS show.
  The first lady and Corden sing “This Is For My Girls,” described as a “girl power anthem” intended to promote full access to education worldwide.
  The song was written by Grammy-winner Diane Warren and includes artists Kelly Clarkson, Missy Elliott, Janelle Monae, Kelly Rowland, Lea Michele and Zendaya.
  It was p
  
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• U.S. goes after $1 billion taken from Malaysian fund, some went to produce “Wolf of Wall Street”

  20-07-2016 20:19
  
  WASHINGTON  — The United States moved Wednesday to recover more than $1 billion that federal officials say was stolen from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund and that was used for high-end real estate, fancy artwork and production of the Hollywood film, “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
  Justice Department civil forfeiture complaints seek the forfeiture of property including a Manhattan penthouse and a Beverly Hills mansion, a $35 million private jet and paintings by Vincent Van Go
  
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• 2 Hospitalized After Lightning Strike In El Paso County

  20-07-2016 20:12
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Two people have been hospitalized after a lightning strike at the El Paso County Fairgrounds.
  A woman was struck by lightning as she left a building at the fairgrounds in Calhan Tuesday evening and a man nearby was also injured.
  County spokesman Dave Rose says there was no lightning or thunder in the immediate area before the strike.
  (credit: KKTV)
  Lightning is also suspected of starting a house fire in Colorado Springs. KKTV reports that the fire started aft
  
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• Nuggets Agree To Deals With Rookie Murray, Veteran Miller

  20-07-2016 20:03
  
  DENVER (AP) – The Denver Nuggets have signed first-round pick Jamal Murray and agreed to a deal with veteran Mike Miller.
  Murray was the seventh overall pick in the NBA draft last month. The shooting guard is expected to play a big part in turning around a franchise that’s missed the playoffs the past three seasons. Murray is coming off a freshman season at Kentucky in which he averaged 20 points a game – the highest scoring average for a Wildcats player under coach John Calipa
  
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• CSU Reaches Out To Big 12 As It Moves Toward Expansion

  20-07-2016 19:54
  
  (AP/CBS4) – The Big 12 is accepting resumes from expansion candidates, including Colorado State University.
  The smallest Power Five conference took a significant step toward adding members Tuesday when its university presidents directed Commissioner Bob Bowlsby to begin evaluating schools interested in joining.
  Oklahoma President David Boren said the board of directors voted unanimously during a meeting Tuesday in Dallas that coincided with football media days to take another step toward a
  
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• On The Rise: Andrew Johnston, A Special Cut of Beef

  20-07-2016 19:44
  
  By Dan Reardon
  Of golf’s four majors, the Open Championship probably has the most international field. The Masters is too small. The U.S. Open is too American. And the PGA Championship is only professionals. Such an eclectic field each year means American viewers who tune in during the early-morning hours are usually introduced to a player flashing on the leaderboard whom they know little or nothing about.
  Sometimes the tournament sidebar is someone like Justin Rose, who is
  
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• 372,000 pounds of hot dogs, corn dogs recalled for listeria risk

  20-07-2016 19:38
  
  Bar-S classic franks made with chicken and pork.Provided by Department of AgricultureMore than 372,000 pounds of hot dogs and corn dogs made earlier this month are being recalled over concerns of listeria contamination.
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Altus, Oklahoma-based Bar-S Foods is recalling five chicken and pork products that could potentially be contaminated with listeria. The USDA says Bar-S hasn’t received test results, but is recalling the items due to recurring listeria
  
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• DIA Says Frustrating Security Lines Are Improving

  20-07-2016 19:33
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Security lines are improving at Denver International Airport.
  The airport says wait times are down significantly from their frustrating peak in May. According to DIA, the average maximum wait time in June was 18 minutes, down from about 25 minutes.
  The Transportation Security Administration predicts the lines will get even shorter as it hires more screeners and becomes more efficient.
  
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• Woman, 81, accused in crash that killed teen was long-time active University of Denver trustee

  20-07-2016 18:59
  
  The 81-year-old woman accused of careless driving in a crash last week that left a 14-year-old boy dead was a longtime active trustee at the University of Denver.
  Patricia Livingston was a part of the university for more than three decades, DU says.
  Pat LivingstonPhoto courtesy of the University of Denver“She served on our board of trustees from 1982 until just earlier this year,” said Theresa Ahrens, a university spokeswoman. “She was a trustee until the end of June.&rdqu
  
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• Few Clues After Good Samaritan Shot Point Blank In Garfield County

  20-07-2016 18:58
  
  GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – There’s a search for a shooter in Garfield County in western Colorado.
  Deputies say someone shot a good Samaritan who stopped to help after seeing a car pulled over on the side of the road. It happened on State Highway 13 near Rifle and finding the shooter will be difficult.
  Investigators say the car was pulled over along a stretch Highway 13 north of Rifle late at night. The victim pulled over to offer assistance, and that’s when he was shot.
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• Woman Accused Of Killing Teen In Crash Was Involved In Previous Crash

  20-07-2016 18:26
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – An 81-year-old woman facing charges for hitting a group of boys with her car and killing one of them was involved in another crash a few months ago.
  Patricia Livingston’s family hired a spokesman and released a statement expressing sadness for last week’s incident and support for the family of the teenager who died.
  (credit: CBS)
  Livingston was just a few blocks from her home when the collision happened last Thursday, and also just a few blocks from where she cr
  
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• Chatwood Struggles As Rockies Fall To Rays 10-1

  20-07-2016 17:28
  
  DENVER (AP) – Tyler Chatwood is putting up All-Star numbers on the road. The mastery hasn’t carried over to the Colorado right-hander’s own backyard.
  Chatwood continued his struggles at Coors Field, allowing seven runs in four-plus innings as the Rockies fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 on Tuesday night.
  Rookie Trevor Story homered and Charlie Blackmon had two hits for the Rockies, who couldn’t solve Tampa Bay rookie starter Blake Snell.
  Tyler Chatwood #32 of the Colorado
  
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• Tuesday Night’s Full Moon Goes By Several Names

  20-07-2016 16:04
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – July’s full moon appeared in Colorado overnight Tuesday, and could be seen lingering over the mountains Wednesday morning.
  This time of year, the full moon is called the Full Buck Moon. July is typically the month when male deer begin growing their antlers, sprouting in coatings of velvety fur.
  July’s full moon is also referred to as the Full Thunder Moon, due to the thunderstorm season being at its height. Another name was the Full Hay Moon.
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• Latest Forecast: More Heavy Rain, Wind, & Hail Possible Today

  20-07-2016 16:02
  
  By Lauren Whitney
  DENVER (CBS4) – Skies are clear from yesterday’s thunderstorms, and for most of the day we’ll stay on the sunny and slightly humid side. Temperatures are once again going to be toasty, in the low to mid 90s across the front range with the triple digits out east. Rain will become more widespread as we head into the later morning hours and early afternoon for the western slope and high country. Later this afternoon and evening, more storms bringing heavy rain an
  
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• Domestic Violence Investigation Leads To Barricade Situation

  20-07-2016 15:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A man barricaded himself inside an apartment Wednesday morning in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood.
  Denver police alerted the public at 4:40 a.m. that they were on scene of a barricade situation in the 16199 block of East Green Valley Ranch Boulevard, at the Parkfield Apartment Homes. They said it is related to a domestic violence investigation.
  Police were also investigating a possible shot fired in the area while at the apartment complex, but it is
  
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• Gas Leak Downtown Affects RTD Train Lines

  20-07-2016 15:00
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A gas main break in downtown Denver caused some delays to RTD lines Wednesday morning.
  Xcel crews were on scene at 16th Street and California Street.
  (credit: CBS)
  Due to the leak, RTD alerted riders that all downtown trains (H, F, and D) will be terminating at the Convention Center northbound, then will head back southbound.  The C Line is running every 30 minutes instead of 15 due to the leak.
  A train shuttle is running from that 16th & Stout Station to the
  
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• Rollover Crash Shuts Down Eastbound I-70

  20-07-2016 14:31
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – All eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were shut down Wednesday morning in Denver due to a crash.
  A single vehicle rolled over at approximately 4:49 a.m. The eastbound direction of travel was fully closed at Havana Street.
  (credit: CBS)
  Traffic backed up to Interstate 270 as of 5:40 a.m. and the Colorado Department of Transportation suggested drivers use alternate routes.
  The truck was loaded onto a flatbed at 6:30 a.m. to be taken away, but lanes remained closed until eastbo
  
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• MLB Umpires Visit Young Patients At Rocky Mountain Hospital For Children

  20-07-2016 12:39
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Three Major League Baseball umpires along with the Colorado Rockies mascot Dinger made a visit to Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children on Tuesday.
  The umps gave young patients stuffed animals and words of encouragement to the children fighting serious illness and injuries.
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  It was part of an MLB nonprofit called UMPS CARE Charities that works to better the lives of children. The umps say although their visit is a small gesture, it matters.
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• Tire Dump Cleanup Underway At Cattle Ranch In Larimer County

  20-07-2016 09:22
  
  LIVERMORE, Colo. (CBS4) – Cleanup is underway at a cattle ranch in Larimer County.
  Tires have been dumped on the property near Livermore over the past 40 years. It started as a way to protect against erosion, but the Roberts Ranch quickly became a dumping ground.
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  Larimer County is using a $500,000 grant to clean the tires up.
  “They are a hazard out there. Besides being unsightly, they are a hazard, and it’s the right thing to do,” Kerri Rollins
  
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• CU Football Players Guilty Of Burglary Get Deferred Sentences

  20-07-2016 08:07
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – Two University of Colorado football players charged with stealing from a dorm room have pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary.
  Nu’umotu Falo and Donald Gordon were accused of stealing a computer, video games, and a bottle of prescription cough syrup back in April.
  As part of a plea deal they each got two-year deferred sentences. That means if they can stay out of trouble the next two years their guilty pleas will be withdrawn.
  Falo and Gordon have been susp
  
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• Suspect In Federal Center Bomb Threat Talks Openly To Judge

  20-07-2016 06:38
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – The suspect in Monday’s bomb threat at the Denver Federal Center in Lakewood appeared in court on Tuesday.
  Jessica Ciccocioppo allegedly claimed to have a bomb in her backpack but it turned out to be a hoax. Authorities shut down a busy stretch of Kipling for hours for the investigation.
  (credit: CBS)
  Ciccocioppo spoke openly to the judge on Tuesday. She talked about her 3-year-old daughter being taken from her by Jefferson County Social Services and went on to say th
  
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• Sex Assault Prevention Director: Dating Apps No More Dangerous — Or Safer

  20-07-2016 05:37
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault after investigators say he used the dating app Tinder to connect with a woman and then rape her.
  According to the Denver District Attorney’s office, Brett Sisman, 31, sexually assaulted a woman at his southeast Denver apartment last month. The woman told investigators the two met on the app and exchanged messages before deciding to meet at a LoDo bar.
  Brett Sisman (credit: Denver Police
  
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• Sex Assault Prevention Director: Dating Apps No More Dangerous — Or Safe

  20-07-2016 05:37
  
  By Lauren DiSpirito
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault after investigators say he used the dating app Tinder to connect with a woman and then rape her.
  According to the Denver District Attorney’s office, Brett Sisman, 31, sexually assaulted a woman at his southeast Denver apartment last month. The woman told investigators the two met on the app and exchanged messages before deciding to meet at a LoDo bar.
  Brett Sisman (credit: Denver Police
  
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• ‘Happy Days’ Creator And ‘Pretty Woman’ Director Passes Away

  20-07-2016 05:22
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Writer-director Garry Marshall, whose deft touch with comedy and romance led to a string of TV hits that included “Happy Days” and “Laverne & Shirley” and the box-office successes “Pretty Woman” and “Runaway Bride,” has died. He was 81.
  Marshall died Tuesday in at a hospital in Burbank, California of complications from pneumonia after having a stroke, his publicist Michelle Bega said in a statement.
  The director also ha
  
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• Colorado Delegates Opt Not To Disrupt RNC But Still Get Booed

  20-07-2016 04:58
  
  CLEVELAND (CBS4) – Delegates voted to officially make Donald Trump the Republican nominee for president on Tuesday and a lot of attention was on the delegation from Colorado.
  The Colorado delegation was booed when it was their turn to announce their votes. Over the last couple of days the Colorado delegation has become the national symbol of the anti-Trump movement.
  The bad blood between Colorado Republicans and Trump supporters runs deep and it could impact Colorado’s swing state st
  
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• Man Accused Of Raping Tinder Date

  20-07-2016 03:44
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver man has been charged with sexual assault after allegedly raping a woman he met on a mobile phone app.
  Police said Brett Sisman, 31, met the woman on Tinder, a dating app known in some circles as a way for people to “hook up.”
  According to police, Sisman met a woman at a bar in LoDo for drinks after numerous phone calls and texts. The two later went to the Brown Palace where the woman told police she became woozy and suspected a drink she had there might
  
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• Denver Man Accused Of Raping Tinder Date

  20-07-2016 03:44
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – A Denver man has been charged with sexual assault after allegedly raping a woman he met on a mobile phone app.
  Police said Brett Sisman, 31, met the woman on Tinder, a dating app known in some circles as a way for people to “hook up.”
  According to police, Sisman met a woman at a bar in LoDo for drinks after numerous phone calls and texts. The two later went to the Brown Palace where the woman told police she became woozy and suspected a drink she had there might
  
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• 1 Hospitalized After Lightning Strike At Arvada Golf Course

  20-07-2016 03:39
  
  ARVADA, Colo. (CBS4) – A person was taken to the hospital after being struck by lightning in Arvada Tuesday evening.
  The strike occurred at Indian Tree Golf Course sometime after 6 p.m.
  Reports are that a group of golfers were struck.
  No other details have been released.
  Check back to CBSDenver.com as more information becomes available. 
  
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• Reform Effort Has Sheriff Deputies Undergoing Crisis Intervention Training

  20-07-2016 02:49
  
  By Tom Mustin
  DENVER (CBS4) – There’s a million-dollar program designed to change the Denver Sheriff Department.
  “It’s part of the culture change, part of the reform process,” Sheriff Patrick Firman told CBS4’s Tom Mustin.
  After a series of high-profile excessive force cases against the department, all 700 deputies are being required to complete Crisis Intervention Training, or C.I.T.
  Firman says the 40-hour course includes lifelike scenarios, which force
  
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• Miller's contract lowers 2016 salary cap

  20-07-2016 02:45
  
  Even while paying out the largest contract in franchise history, the Denver Broncos managed to pinch a few pennies on their 2016 budget.       
  
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• More 90s Along With Scattered Afternoon and Evening T-Storms

  20-07-2016 01:49
  
  By Ed Greene
  DENVER (CBS4) – Tuesday afternoon turned out to be active a little later than usual with the storms reaching Denver in the early evening, but the high temperatures for Denver was just where we were yesterday, reaching 95. The forecast is for very little change right through Friday: highs stay in the low to mid 90s with the chance for scattered storms each afternoon and evening.
  As the weekend arrives, so do temperatures that will be slightly cooler – into the upper 80s &
  
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